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Adherence clubs and decentralized medication delivery to support patient retention and sustained viral suppression in care: Results from a cluster-randomized evaluation of differentiated ART delivery models in South Africa by Fox, Matthew P, Pascoe, Sophie, Huber, Amy N, Murphy, Joshua, Phokojoe, Mokgadi, Gorgens, Marelize, Rosen, Sydney, Wilson, David, Pillay, Yogan, Fraser-Hurt, Nicole

“…Differentiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery models, in which patients are provided with care relevant to their current status (e.g., newly initiating,…”
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World AIDS Day 2020: Reflections on global and South African progress and continuing challenges by Pillay, Yogan, Johnson, Leigh

“…Reflecting on progress and challenges in meeting global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) targets is often done ahead of World AIDS Day. This article reflects…”
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What will it take for an injectable ARV to change the face of the HIV epidemic in high‐prevalence countries? Considerations regarding drug costs and operations by Meyer‐Rath, Gesine, Jamieson, Lise, Pillay, Yogan

“…Introduction The proven effectiveness of injectable cabotegravir (CAB‐LA) is higher than that of any other HIV prevention intervention ever trialled or…”
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The impact and cost of scaling up GeneXpert MTB/RIF in South Africa by Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Schnippel, Kathryn, Long, Lawrence, MacLeod, William, Sanne, Ian, Stevens, Wendy, Pillay, Sagie, Pillay, Yogan, Rosen, Sydney

“…We estimated the incremental cost and impact on diagnosis and treatment uptake of national rollout of Xpert MTB/RIF technology (Xpert) for the diagnosis of…”
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Eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa by BARRON, Peter, PILLAY, Yogan, DOHERTY, Tanya, SHERMAN, Gayle, JACKSON, Debra, BHARDWAJ, Sanjana, ROBINSON, Precious, GOGA, Ameena

“…The World Health Organization has produced clear guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Impact of Maternal HIV Seroconversion during Pregnancy on Early Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT) Measured at 4-8 Weeks Postpartum in South Africa 2011-2012: A National Population-Based Evaluation by Dinh, Thu-Ha, Delaney, Kevin P, Goga, Ameena, Jackson, Debra, Lombard, Carl, Woldesenbet, Selamawit, Mogashoa, Mary, Pillay, Yogan, Shaffer, Nathan

“…Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) depends on the timing of HIV infection. We estimated HIV-seroconversion during pregnancy (HSP) after having a…”
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From evidence to action to deliver a healthy start for the next generation by Mason, Elizabeth, Dr, McDougall, Lori, MSc, Lawn, Joy E, Prof, Gupta, Anuradha, MBA, Claeson, Mariam, MD, Pillay, Yogan, PhD, Presern, Carole, PhD, Lukong, Martina Baye, MD, Mann, Gillian, PhD, Wijnroks, Marijke, MD, Azad, Kishwar, FCPS, Taylor, Katherine, MSFS, Beattie, Allison, PhD, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Prof, Chopra, Mickey, MD

“…Summary Remarkable progress has been made towards halving of maternal deaths and deaths of children aged 1–59 months, although the task is incomplete. Newborn…”
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Effect of Short, Animated Video Storytelling on Maternal Knowledge and Satisfaction in the Perinatal Period in South Africa: Randomized Controlled Trial by Adam, Maya, Kwinda, Zwannda, Dronavalli, Mithilesh, Leonard, Elizabeth, Nguyễn, Vān Kính, Tshivhase, Vusani, Bärnighausen, Till, Pillay, Yogan

“…Background Innovative mobile health (mHealth) interventions can improve maternal knowledge, thereby supporting national efforts to reduce preventable maternal…”
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Optimizing knowledge and behavioral intention of women and their partners in the perinatal period in South Africa: a randomized control trial study protocol in the Tshwane district, Gauteng province, South Africa by Leonard, Elizabeth, Kwinda, Zwannda, Baernighausen, Till, Dronavalli, Mithilesh, Adam, Maya, Pillay, Yogan

“…Abstract Background Maternal knowledge that motivates improvements in critical perinatal health behaviors has the potential to significantly reduce maternal…”
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Towards an improved investment approach for an effective response to HIV/AIDS by Schwartländer, Bernhard, Dr, Stover, John, MA, Hallett, Timothy, PhD, Atun, Rifat, Prof, Avila, Carlos, MD, Gouws, Eleanor, PhD, Bartos, Michael, MEd, Ghys, Peter D, MD, Opuni, Marjorie, PhD, Barr, David, JD, Alsallaq, Ramzi, PhD, Bollinger, Lori, PhD, de Freitas, Marcelo, MD, Garnett, Geoffrey, Prof, Holmes, Charles, MD, Legins, Ken, MPH, Pillay, Yogan, PhD, Stanciole, Anderson Eduardo, PhD, McClure, Craig, PGCE, Hirnschall, Gottfried, MD, Laga, Marie, Prof, Padian, Nancy, PhD

“…Summary Substantial changes are needed to achieve a more targeted and strategic approach to investment in the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic that will yield…”
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Changing the South African national antiretroviral therapy guidelines: The role of cost modelling by Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Johnson, Leigh F, Pillay, Yogan, Blecher, Mark, Brennan, Alana T, Long, Lawrence, Moultrie, Harry, Sanne, Ian, Fox, Matthew P, Rosen, Sydney

“…We were tasked by the South African Department of Health to assess the cost implications to the largest ART programme in the world of adopting sets of ART…”
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Missed Opportunities along the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Services Cascade in South Africa: Uptake, Determinants, and Attributable Risk (the SAPMTCTE) by Woldesenbet, Selamawit, Jackson, Debra, Lombard, Carl, Dinh, Thu-Ha, Puren, Adrian, Sherman, Gayle, Ramokolo, Vundli, Doherty, Tanya, Mogashoa, Mary, Bhardwaj, Sanjana, Chopra, Mickey, Shaffer, Nathan, Pillay, Yogan, Goga, Ameena

“…We examined uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services, predictors of missed opportunities, and infant HIV transmission…”
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From purists to pragmatists: a qualitative evaluation of how implementation processes and contexts shaped the uptake and methodological adaptations of a maternal and neonatal quality improvement programme in South Africa prior to, and during COVID-19 by Odendaal, Willem, Chetty, Terusha, Goga, Ameena, Tomlinson, Mark, Singh, Yages, Marshall, Carol, Kauchali, Shuaib, Pillay, Yogan, Makua, Manala, Hunt, Xanthe

“…Despite progress, maternal and neonatal mortality and still births remain high in South Africa. The South African National Department of Health implemented a…”
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CD4 count recovery and associated factors among individuals enrolled in the South African antiretroviral therapy programme: An analysis of national laboratory based data by Kufa, Tendesayi, Shubber, Zara, MacLeod, William, Takuva, Simbarashe, Carmona, Sergio, Bor, Jacob, Gorgens, Marelize, Pillay, Yogan, Puren, Adrian, Eaton, Jeffrey W, Fraser-Hurt, Nicole

“…We describe CD4 count recovery among HIV positive individuals who initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) with and without severe immune suppression using…”
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Investigating the quality of HIV rapid testing practices in public antenatal health care facilities, South Africa by Duduzile F. Nsibande, Selamawit A. Woldesenbet, Adrian Puren, Peter Barron, Vincent I. Maduna, Carl Lombard, Mireille Cheyip, Mary Mogashoa, Yogan Pillay, Vuyolwethu Magasana, Trisha Ramraj, Tendesayi Kufa, Gurpreet Kindra, Ameena Goga, Witness Chirinda

“…Monitoring HIV prevalence using antenatal HIV sentinel surveillance is important for efficient epidemic tracking, programme planning and resource allocation…”
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Dolutegravir for first-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries: uncertainties and opportunities for implementation and research by Dorward, Jienchi, Lessells, Richard, Drain, Paul K, Naidoo, Kogieleum, de Oliveira, Tulio, Pillay, Yogan, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Garrett, Nigel

“…A new first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen containing dolutegravir is being rolled out in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In studies…”
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Mobilizing resources with an investment case to mitigate cross-border malaria transmission and achieve malaria elimination in South Africa by Kollipara, Aparna, Moonasar, Devanand, Balawanth, Ryleen, Silal, Sheetal P., Yuen, Anthony, Fox, Katie, Njau, Joseph, Pillay, Yogan G., Blecher, Mark

“…South Africa's effort to eliminate malaria is significantly challenged by a large number of imported malaria cases, especially from neighbouring Mozambique…”
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Investment case for malaria elimination in South Africa: a financing model for resource mobilization to accelerate regional malaria elimination by Njau, Joseph, Silal, Sheetal P, Kollipara, Aparna, Fox, Katie, Balawanth, Ryleen, Yuen, Anthony, White, Lisa J, Moya, Mandisi, Pillay, Yogan, Moonasar, Devanand

“…Malaria continues to be a public health problem in South Africa. While the disease is mainly confined to three of the nine provinces, most local transmissions…”
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Multi-country analysis of treatment costs for HIV/AIDS (MATCH): facility-level ART unit cost analysis in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia by Tagar, Elya, Sundaram, Maaya, Condliffe, Kate, Matatiyo, Blackson, Chimbwandira, Frank, Chilima, Ben, Mwanamanga, Robert, Moyo, Crispin, Chitah, Bona Mukosha, Nyemazi, Jean Pierre, Assefa, Yibeltal, Pillay, Yogan, Mayer, Sam, Shear, Lauren, Dain, Mary, Hurley, Raphael, Kumar, Ritu, McCarthy, Thomas, Batra, Parul, Gwinnell, Dan, Diamond, Samantha, Over, Mead

“…Today's uncertain HIV funding landscape threatens to slow progress towards treatment goals. Understanding the costs of antiretroviral therapy (ART) will be…”
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Investigating the quality of HIV rapid testing practices in public antenatal health care facilities, South Africa by Nsibande, Duduzile F, Woldesenbet, Selamawit A, Puren, Adrian, Barron, Peter, Maduna, Vincent I, Lombard, Carl, Cheyip, Mireille, Mogashoa, Mary, Pillay, Yogan, Magasana, Vuyolwethu, Ramraj, Trisha, Kufa, Tendesayi, Kindra, Gurpreet, Goga, Ameena, Chirinda, Witness

“…Monitoring HIV prevalence using antenatal HIV sentinel surveillance is important for efficient epidemic tracking, programme planning and resource allocation…”
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